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Parking permit system streamlined

Joe Pruski, Opinion Editor August 28, 2014

Changes to the way student-parking permits are administered by the Public Safety Department will streamline the process for students heading into the fall semester. Only one permit will be required for...

treadmills at fitness center

New ways to sweat

Christopher Pinkert, Graphic Designer August 28, 2014

  The first stage of the Truax Fitness Center renovations is complete and now offers students, staff, and faculty a new cardio center. The center holds 32 cardio machines including treadmills, elliptical...

Senate officers ready for new roles

Betsy Osterberger, News Editor August 25, 2014

  The Madison College Student Senate has announced the results of the 2014 Spring Election. Tariq Anjum will represent the College as Student Senate president for the coming year. Others elected...

Madison College student Betsy Pelto shows the letter she received from President Obama about her petition to help end racial disparity.

Betsy Pelto’s petition for equity draws presidential response

Joe Galligan, Staff writer May 7, 2014

Madison is frequently recognized by media outlets such as Reuters and Forbes as one of the nicest places to live in the United States. However, that’s not the experience for all of its residents. Recent...

Randa Viet, portraying a woman who experienced a placenta abruption, is taken from the scene of a mock disaster in an ambulance.

Mock disaster helps prepare students for real danger

Fanta Sylla, Copy Editor May 7, 2014

At 1 p.m. on April 25, a 911 emergency call stated that a car accident had happened involving suspected injuries on the Madison College campus, and the college's first cross-program mock disaster simulation...

Makiko Omori will be this spring semester’s student graduation speaker.

Omori’s educational journal has taken some turns

Fanta Sylla, Copy Editor May 7, 2014

Makiko Omori has had an eventful semester. She just returned from a trip to Orlando, Fla., where Phi Theta Kappa’s international convention was held. Omori is the vice president of the Madison College...

Students at Fort Atkinson and Watertown campuses celebrate Earth Day by painting flower pots, making bird feeders, and other nature friendly crafts.

Celebrating Earth Day at Watertown, Fort Atkinson

Clarion staff report April 24, 2014

The Fort Atkinson and Watertown campuses recently held crafting events to celebrate Earth Day. Despite the unseasonably chilly weather, students enjoyed making various kinds of earth-friendly crafts...

Referendum about funding source for regional activities

Betsy Osterberger, News Editor April 24, 2014

The Student Activities Board (SAB) has approved holding a referendum to let regional campus students decide whether or not they will pay an extra $3.25 per credit hour to gain access to campus events and...

Election will select student to serve on District Board

Betsy Osterberger, News Editor April 24, 2014

For the first time in Madison College history, a student will have a seat on the Madison College District board as of July 1. During the fall of 2013, the Madison College Student Senate teamed up with...

Emergency simulation to be held on campus

Fanta Sylla, Copy Editor April 24, 2014

When you notice ambulances, helicopters and police cars gathering near the Protective Services building around 1 p.m. on April 25, don’t be too alarmed. The area will be blocked off all day for a training...

Madison College instrutor Kristin Uttech works with students in a marketing class.

Mobile marketing certificate gives students access to the future

Betsy Osterberger, News Editor April 24, 2014

Kristin Uttech was at a conference when she received the email. The Madison College Marketing instructor had just been selected to become a Google Glass Explorer and she had 10 days to accept the designation...

Incident offers a test for campus alert system

Betsy Osterberger, News Editor April 24, 2014

The Madison Police Department received word of a man threatening suicide in the Village of Oregon just seven miles south of Madison on April 10. According to Public Safety Director Jim Bottoni, The man...

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